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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
arrival
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
authorities
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
became
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
boat
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
Calypso
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
case
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
certainty
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
Confederates
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From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
dates
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
dull
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
emergency
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
especially
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
fate
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From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
Federal
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
Few
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
finny
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From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
general
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
government
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
high
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From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
hour
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From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
hours
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
impracticable
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From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
kept
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
landfall
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From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
later
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From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
more
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From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
news
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
night
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
Now
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
old
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
operations
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From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
overdue
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
owners
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
packets
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
past
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
pressed
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
received
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
released
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
rendered
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From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
river
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From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
service
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
sign
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
significant
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From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
some
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
sometimes
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From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
ten
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
there
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From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
traffic
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From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
trophies
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From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
unsafe
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From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An hour later there was a more significant landfall than the fate of these finny trophies.
water
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From this reading Though the water was high, the operations of the Confederates rendered the passage sometimes unsafe, sometimes impracticable.
wharf
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From this reading Therefore on this dull night, when no sign or news was received of the _Calypso_, overdue some ten hours, the wharf became deserted.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now and again the Federal authorities pressed a boat into government service for a time and released it to its owners and its old traffic when the emergency was past.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Few of the river craft kept their dates of arrival with certainty, and this was especially the case with the general packets.
